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A port side side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Scone (1919) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the oyster smack Charlotte Ellen (1907) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
The spritsail barges Ena (1906) and Oak (1881) under sail while taking part in the Blackwater Match in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the staysail barge Ethel Maud (1889) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Victor (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A starboard broadside view of the Hustler 32 racer/cruiser yacht Xandra (1979) under sail in the Thames Estuary area. (Colour transparency)
A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the passenger/vehicle ferry Olau Hollandia (1981) under way in the Thames Estuary bound out from Sheerness, Kent. (Roll film negative)
A port broadside view of the spritsail barge Mirosa (1892) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Match (Roll film negative)
A starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the staysail spritsail barge Felix (1893) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A distant port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Ironsides (1900) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the stemhead staysail spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant port bow view of the stemhead staysail spritsail barge Repertor (1924) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of the staysail barge Ethel Maud (1889) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Southend Barge Match. (Roll film negative)
A port bow view of the swimmie spritsail barge Montreal (1902) motoring and under sail in the Thames Estuary heading for the River Medway. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Victor (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the spritsail barges Mirosa (1892) and May (1891) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Pin Mill Barge Match. (Colour transparency)
A port broadside view of the spritsail barge Centaur (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A port broadside view of the Maldon oyster smack Victory (1885) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of an unidentified bawley under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the steel hulled spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the bawley Saxonia (1930) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the running of the Swale Match. (Roll film negative)
A starboard bow view of the spritsail barge Victor (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A bow view, taken from fine off the starboard bow, of the spritsail barge May (1891) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Pin Mill Barge Match. (Roll film negative)
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